[Anatomo-clinical confrontation. Vulvar melanosis]

Rev Med Liege. 2004 Dec;59(12):731-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Vulvar melanosis is a benign disorder that may suggest a malignant melanoma. We report the case of a woman in whom partial vulvectomy was performed to eradicate the melanotic macule. The lesion corresponds to increased accumulation of melanin inside keratinocytes in the absence of any melanocytic neoplasm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Keratinocytes / metabolism
  • Keratinocytes / pathology
  • Melanins / metabolism
  • Melanosis / pathology*
  • Melanosis / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Vulvar Diseases / pathology*
  • Vulvar Diseases / surgery

Substances

  • Melanins